Daniel 2:20-22 “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.

22 March 2001

The Sunday Times by Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry
| Sunday, 11 December 2011

A property tycoon and a City-based financier quizzed by police over his
links to the gunman who slaughtered 69 people in Norway are exposed today as
key figures behind the rise of the far-right English Defence League (EDL).

A Sunday Times investigation has revealed that Ann Marchini, a
mother from Highgate, north London, and Alan Ayling, a former director of an
investment fund, have sought to mould the thuggish anti-Muslim group into a
credible political force.

They are both linked to the murky world of the online
"counter-jihad" movement from which Anders Behring Breivik drew
ideological inspiration before committing his massacre in Norway in July. They
have remained in the shadows until now by using aliases on the internet to mask
their true identities.

Breivik repeatedly mentioned the EDL in his 1,600-page "manifesto"
and once belonged to an Oslo-based offshoot called the Norwegian Defence
League.

The EDL, whose support has mushroomed since it was formed in Luton in 2009,
has organised a string of protests against what it perceives as the growing
"Islamisation" of Britain.

Many have descended into violence perpetrated by a hard core of football
hooligans.
However, the "brains" behind the group — which plans to field
candidates at the next council elections — come from a different background.

Marchini, who is thought to be in her fifties, runs a buy-to-let property
empire from her £1.6m mock-Tudor home in Highgate, a leafy suburb usually
associated with liberals.

Marchini, who is believed to be divorced from an Italian banker, operates
under at least two aliases: "Gaia", the Earth goddess from Greek
mythology, and "Dominique Devaux".

She is said to have helped organise a "pivotal" meeting between
EDL figures and anti-jihad thinkers in July 2009 and recently attended a
discussion where the EDL agreed to consider an electoral pact with the
right-wing British Freedom party (BFP).

A report by Gaia on the BFP website states that Stephen Lennon, the EDL
leader, "explained that the EDL need to move up a notch — they cannot go
on forever staging street demos. They are still widely perceived as a rabble,
and as such cannot possibly obtain funding or be taken seriously by the
political class".

Marchini was photographed alongside Lennon, 28, at a far-right demonstration
this year and the image was posted on the website of Hope Not Hate, an
anti-fascist group. Her name and address also appeared on a leaked list of EDL
donors.

The 2009 EDL meeting took place at the £500,000 flat of Ayling in the
Barbican in central London. Lennon attended with two relatives from Luton.

Paul Ray, who claims to be a founder of the EDL, was also there. He says he
travelled to the venue from Highgate with Marchini, whom he knew at the time as
"Ann", "Gaia" or "Dominique". He says he had
previously stayed for "a few months" at one of her rental flats on
British Street in Bow, east London.

Ray regards the Barbican meeting as "pivotal". "It was the
key people being brought together," he said. "It was bringing
together the ideological and political side with the boots on the ground."

Two days after the meeting, Ray received an email from "Dominique
Devaux", using the account "gaia2600@hotmail.com". "Still
very interested in helping EDF [sic] grow as a movement," it stated. It
was signed off by "Ann".

Another email, seen by The Sunday Times, gives a mobile number used
by Marchini for letting her properties.

Ayling, 57, has been operating under the alias "Alan Lake". He is
an IT expert and was a director of Pacific Capital Investment Management until
January this year. The fund was dissolved in August.

Last month Ayling was interviewed by officers from Scotland Yard at the
behest of Norwegian police who were investigating whether he was a possible
"mentor" of Breivik.

Paal-Fredrik Kraby, an Oslo police prosecutor, confirmed that "the man
known as Alan Lake" had been questioned. "But his real name is not
for us to give to the press," he said.

In an interview with a Norwegian newspaper nine days ago, Lake denied having
any contact with Breivik. However, he admitted to having met a prolific
anti-Islam blogger called "Fjordman". "People ought to read him,
he is good," Lake said. Breivik named Fjordman 111 times in his manifesto.

In the same interview, Lake said Breivik was "wrong", but added
the following about Norway's immigration policies: "You let in dangerous
people who do not share your values, who will destroy your society and take
your freedom. You will have to pay the price for that."

When shown a photograph of Lake last week, two separate sources at the
Barbican confirmed that the man in the picture was Ayling. A man inside his
flat denied he was Ayling when contacted over the intercom and refused to step
outside. Ayling did not respond to a written list of questions.

Norwegian police say Lake was interviewed in London as a
"witness". They have also spoken at length to Ray, 35, who
voluntarily flew to Oslo to try to clear his name after speculation that he
could have unwittingly inspired Breivik.

The Norwegian gunman, 32, who has been declared insane by psychiatrists,
claimed in his manifesto that he once had an English mentor called
"Richard (the Lionhearted)". Ray, a born-again Christian who
subsequently fell out with the EDL, runs a blog called Lionheart.

When The Sunday Times first approached Marchini about her EDL links
on November 30, she slammed the door shut on a reporter. Last week, she and her
son, Paolo, hung up at least three times when contacted by telephone.

On Friday, a lawyer for Marchini said: "Ann Marchini does not operate under
the alias of either Dominique Devaux or Gaia. She is a member of British
Freedom, but joined only to show support for her personal friend Paul Weston
[the chairman]."

Two names on Dominique Devaux's list of Facebook friends — Paolo and Bianca
Marchini — disappeared on the same day.

Weston, a former UK Independence party candidate, said he could not recall
befriending Devaux on Facebook. He described Breivik as "a psychopathic
lunatic".

Lennon admitted knowing Marchini under the Devaux alias, but denied she was
influential. He said Lake was a "nutjob" and had not been involved
with the EDL "for ages". Lennon, a former member of the British
National party, denied the EDL was racist and said Breivik was "a
monster".

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Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in
green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of
righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the
house of the LORD Forever.

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